Emily Rosenthal Alster

Emily Rosenthal Alster, a former staff writer for the Catholic Review, is a contributing writer. The former parishioner of St. John in Westminster now lives in Maine.

Emily is a graduate of Delone Catholic High School in McSherrystown, Pa. She holds a bachelor's degree in business communication from Stevenson University.

Annapolis family finds home in the Catholic faith

February 19, 2018
By Emily Rosenthal Alster
Filed Under: Faith Formation, Feature, Local News, News

Nearly 700 catechumens and candidates participated in the Rite of Election and the Call to Continuing Conversion at three locations across the Archdiocese of Baltimore.

Cardinal Tagle has rapt audience at Mid-Atlantic Congress

February 16, 2018
By Emily Rosenthal Alster
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News

Cardinal Tagle of the Archdiocese of Manila delivered a message of hope at the Mid-Atlantic Congress in Baltimore.

On another St. Valentine’s Day, health struggle only strengthens bond of couple

February 14, 2018
By Emily Rosenthal Alster
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, Marriage & Family Life, News

The love story of Jerry and Renee Buettner, one that begins in the early 1970s, is intertwined with their faith.

Maryland Assembly will not consider physician-assisted suicide

February 14, 2018
By Emily Rosenthal Alster
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Respect Life

Legislation regarding physician-assisted suicide (PAS) will not be introduced during the 2018 Maryland General Assembly.

High-schoolers focus on the Eucharist at seminarian-led Mount 2000 retreat

February 12, 2018
By Emily Rosenthal Alster
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Western Vicariate

Mount St. Mary’s was packed this weekend with more than 1,300 high school students attending Mount 2000, a retreat focused on the Eucharist and led by the university’s seminarians.

Changing places: St. Casimir School makes use of varied seating options

February 8, 2018
By Emily Rosenthal Alster
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Urban Vicariate

St. Casimir Catholic School in Canton is among a growing list of schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore that use flexible seating to enhance learning.

Carroll County’s Catholic school provides well-rounded education

January 31, 2018
By Emily Rosenthal Alster
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Western Vicariate

Archbishop William E. Lori made it to Carroll County’s only Catholic school Jan. 31 to visit the students of St. John School after a snowy morning cancelled his trip to the recently merged St. Michael-St. Clement School in Overlea the day before.

St. John Regional Catholic School stays fresh, thanks to STEM

January 30, 2018
By Emily Rosenthal Alster
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Western Vicariate

St. John Regional Catholic School didn’t rest on its laurels after being named a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence in 2009. The pre-K-8 school in Frederick County kept up-to-date with the latest advancements in STEM.

Amen: Boring in eye of beholder

January 30, 2018
By Emily Rosenthal Alster
Filed Under: Amen, Commentary, Western Vicariate

When we choose to stay in our own little world, it’s not because we are hateful or uneducated or racist. Some like the hustle, bustle and skyline. I’ll take the calm, rolling hills and serenity.